1883
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s – 1880s – 1890s 1900s 1910s |
Years: | 1880 1881 1882 – 1883 – 1884 1885 1886 |
1883 Media
A lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, during its earlier phase in May.
February 16: Ladies Home Journal begins (photo 1906).
May 24: Brooklyn Bridge is opened.
1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1883rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 883rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 19th century, and the 4th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1883, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Births
- February 7 – Eubie Blake, American musician and composer
- April 5 - Walter Huston, Canadian actor (d. 1950)
- April 7 – Gino Severini Italian painter (d. 1966)
- April 15 – Stanley Bruce, 8th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)
- July 29 – Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator